2015 UNC/Greeley Jazz Festival Educational Workshop Schedule

All workshops are free and open to the public. Schedule subject to change.

TWO Locations! St. Patrick’s Church (Across the street from UCCC),

Senior Center (Through the Rec Center, next building after you leave the Rec Center)

Thursday, April 16 10:00 Kerry Marsh, “Circle Singing” University of Northern Colorado Location: St. Patrick’s 11:00 Julia Dollison, “The Art of Jazz Voice Style and Technique” Vertical Voices

Location: St. Patrick’s

Stephen Widenhofer “Jazz Style and Improvisation: Learning the Language through Listening and Modeling”

Milliken University Location: Senior Center 12:00 Kate Skinner “Voice Plus One: Singing in Duo Settings” Utah State University Location: St. Patrick’s 1:00 Kerry Marsh, “Circle Singing” University of Northern Colorado Location: St. Patrick’s Curtis Gaesser, "The 15 keys towards a Successful Jazz Choir Season" With the Cherry Creek HS Union Street Jazz Choir, Adam Cave Folsom High School Location: Senior Center

2:00 Kerry Marsh “Circle Singing”

University of Northern Colorado Location: Saint Patrick’s Trist Curless, “Microphone/Sound Basics for the Contemporary Vocal Ensemble”

Manhattan Transfer Location: Senior Center 3:00 Jamey Aebersold “Scatting 101”

NEA Jazz Master Location: St. Patrick’s 4:00 Groove for Thought, Meet the Artists Location: St. Patrick’s 6:45 NEW!!!!!

Student and Director Circle Song Featuring: Students, Directors, and Kerry Marsh: All Are Welcome! Location: Lincoln Park Gazebo (across the street from the UCCC) Rain Location: Aux Gym, Rec Center

Friday, April 17 10:00 Steve Owen, “Saxes, Soli’s, and Solos” University of Oregon, Saxophone

Location: Saint Patrick’s

Socrates Garcia, “Recording a Big Band Chart: From Conception to Final Mix” University of Northern Colorado, Music Technology, Guitar Location: Senior Center 11:00 Jamey Aebersold, “Getting Started with the Blues, and then a little more” NEA Jazz Master Location: St. Patrick’s 12:00 A Special Performance by the UNC Vanguard Combo (Hensel Phelps)

Andy Dahlke: The Jazz Notebook: A Tool for Beginning to Advanced Improvisers University of Northern Colorado, Saxophone Location: St. Patrick’s

Nat Wickham & Steve Kovalcheck, “Jazz Duo: Interactive Improvisation” University of Northern Colorado, Trombone & Guitar

Location: Senior Center 1:00 Jamey Aebersold, “Bass Lines” NEA Jazz Master Location: Saint Patrick’s

John Adler & Mark Israel “An Interactive Approach for Learning Improvisation” University of Northern Colorado, Trumpet

Location: Senior Center 2:00 UNC Jazz Faculty Quartet

Dana Landry, piano; Erik Applegate, bass; Jim White, drums; Steve Kovalcheck, guitar University of Northern Colorado Location: Saint Patrick’s

UNC Jazz Lab Band I Saxophones “The Art of the Saxophone Section” Kenyon Brenner, University of Northern Colorado

Location: Senior Center 3:00 Jamey Aebersold, “Anyone Can Improvise” NEA Jazz Master Location: Saint Patrick’s 4:00 Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, Meet the Artists Location: St. Patrick’s

Saturday, April 18 9:00 Jamey Aebersold, “Anyone Can Improvise” NEA Jazz Master Location: Saint Patrick’s 10:00 Jamey Simmons “Creative Tune Transformation: Simple Tips to Make a Song Your

Own” Middle Tennessee State University, Trumpet Location: St. Patrick’s

Nat Wickham & Steve Kovalcheck, “Jazz Duo: Interactive Improvisation” University of Northern Colorado, Trombone & Guitar Location: Senior Center

11:00 Clay Jenkins “Versatility and Musicality in Ballad Performance”

Eastman School of Music, Trumpet Location: Saint Patrick’s Steve Kovalcheck, “Jazz Guitar” University of Northern Colorado, Guitar Location: Senior Center

12:00 Jim White “Developing the Swing Feel and the Ride Cymbal Beat”

University of Northern Colorado, Drums Location: St. Patrick’s Corey Christiansen “Finding your Niche in the Music World” Utah State University, Guitar Location: Senior Center

1:00 Dave Pietro, “Approaches in Improvising” New York University, Saxophone Location: St. Patrick’s

This Program has been made possible through a grant from Conn-Selmer, Inc. John Adler, “Breaking Free of the “Rules” of Improvisation” University of Northern Colorado, Trumpet Location: Senior Center 2:00 Erik Applegate, “Jazz Bass”

University of Northern Colorado, Bass Location: St. Patrick’s Don Aliquo, “Improving the Saxophone Section: Practical Pointers and Applications” Middle Tennessee State University, Saxophone Location: Senior Center 3:00 Meet the Artists Q & A:

Donald Brown, Ray Drummond, Marvin “Smitty” Smith & Bobby Watson Location: St. Patrick’s 4:00 Chris Potter: Meet the Artist Location: St. Patrick’s